Noah Boy
NOH-uh
“rest, comfort” · Hebrew
#2
Boy Names That Start with N
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N names for boys have a soft but steady sound, and many of them come from very old sources. Noah is the builder of the ark in Genesis, and Nathan was a prophet at the court of Israel's king. Nathaniel and Nathanael are two forms of a Hebrew name meaning God has given, and Nehemiah led the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. Noe is the Spanish form of Noah, often used in Spanish-speaking families.
Another cluster comes from Greek. Nicholas, Nicolas and Nikolas are forms of a name meaning victory of the people, linked with the saint who inspired many holiday traditions. Nico and Niko are short, lively forms of that same name that now stand on their own. Other choices come from different corners of the world. Nolan comes from an Irish surname, Nash from an English phrase meaning at the ash tree, and Nelson from an English surname. Nasir is an Arabic name meaning helper or supporter.
Spelling is the thing to settle with this letter. Nicholas, Nicolas and Nikolas all sound the same, as do Nico and Niko, so choose one and be ready to spell it out. Longer names like Nathaniel offer natural nicknames, while Nash and Noah are brief and complete as they are.
Most popular right now
Nathan Boy
NAY-thuhn
“he gave” · Hebrew
#63
Nicholas Boy
NIH-kuh-luhs
“victory of the people” · Greek
#112
Nolan Boy
NOH-luhn
“descendant of Nuallan” · Irish
#65
Nathaniel Boy
nuh-THAN-yuhl
“God has given” · Hebrew
#140
Nicolas Boy
NIH-kuh-luhs
“victory of the people” · Greek
#177
Nash Boy
NASH
“at the ash tree” · English
#255
Nico Boy
NEE-koh
“short form of Nicholas, 'victory of the people'” · Italian
#174
Nehemiah Boy
nee-uh-MY-uh
“comforted by God” · Hebrew
#429
Nasir Boy
nah-SEER
“helper, supporter” · Arabic
#487
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Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2025 | 5-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah | rest, comfort | Hebrew | 2 | ↑ +10% |
| Nathan | he gave | Hebrew | 63 | ↓ -13% |
| Nicholas | victory of the people | Greek | 112 | ↓ -23% |
| Nolan | descendant of Nuallan | Irish | 65 | ↓ -7% |
| Nathaniel | God has given | Hebrew | 140 | ↓ -12% |
| Nicolas | victory of the people | Greek | 177 | ↑ +8% |
| Nash | at the ash tree | English | 255 | ↓ -10% |
| Nico | short form of Nicholas, 'victory of the people' | Italian | 174 | ↑ +98% |
| Nehemiah | comforted by God | Hebrew | 429 | ↓ -9% |
| Nasir | helper, supporter | Arabic | 487 | ↓ -29% |
| Niko | victory of the people | Greek | 325 | ↑ +20% |
| Nikolas | victory of the people | Greek | 719 | ↓ -17% |
| Nikolai | victory of the people | Russian | 605 | ↓ -10% |
| Nathanael | God has given | Hebrew | 632 | ↑ +28% |
| Noe | rest, comfort | Spanish | 755 | ↓ -10% |
| Nelson | son of Neil | English | 825 | ↓ -23% |
| Nickolas | victory of the people | Greek | 1,498 | ↓ -40% |
| Neil | uncertain; possibly 'champion' or 'cloud' | Irish | 851 | ↓ -11% |
| Nixon | son of Nick | English | 1,061 | ↓ -50% |
| Norman | northman | Germanic | 1,200 | → -3% |
| Nick | short for Nicholas; victory of the people | English | 1,447 | → +2% |
| Nigel | from Neil; meaning uncertain | English | 2,088 | ↓ -11% |
| Nazir | warner, herald | Arabic | 1,071 | ↑ +9% |
| Neymar | — | Portuguese | 2,527 | ↓ -42% |
| Nikko | victory of the people (via Nicholas) | Greek | 1,319 | ↓ -10% |
| Noble | noble | English | 1,337 | → -3% |
| Nikhil | whole, complete | Sanskrit | 2,869 | ↓ -37% |
| Neo | new | Greek | 1,066 | ↑ +13% |
| Nestor | homecoming | Greek | 1,535 | ↑ +27% |
| Nikola | victory of the people | Slavic | 1,651 | ↓ -32% |
| Neal | uncertain; possibly champion or cloud | Irish | 1,914 | ↓ -21% |
| Nate | short for Nathan or Nathaniel; gift | English | 1,748 | ↑ +18% |
| Niklaus | victory of the people | German | 1,407 | ↓ -49% |
| Noam | pleasantness | Hebrew | 1,273 | ↑ +52% |
| Nathen | variant of Nathan; he gave | Hebrew | 4,012 | ↓ -7% |
| Neel | blue | Sanskrit | 1,581 | ↑ +30% |
| Nathanial | gift of God | Hebrew | 3,488 | ↑ +10% |
| Niam | modern name, meaning uncertain | American (modern coinage) | 1,441 | ↓ -11% |
| Natanael | form of Nathanael, God has given | Spanish | 1,230 | ↓ -7% |
| Nile | from the river Nile | Greek | 1,848 | → 0% |
| Nevin | from an Irish surname, meaning uncertain | Irish | 4,013 | ↓ -55% |
| Nolen | variant of Nolan, from an Irish surname | Irish | 2,381 | ↓ -16% |
| Nehemias | Spanish form of Nehemiah, comforted by God | Spanish | 1,550 | ↑ +32% |
| Naim | comfort, bliss | Arabic | 1,694 | ↑ +37% |
| Nael | attainer, achiever | Arabic | 905 | ↑ +225% |
| Nahum | comforter | Hebrew | 2,380 | ↑ +32% |
| Niall | possibly champion or cloud | Irish | 1,706 | ↑ +46% |
| Naftali | my struggle, wrestling | Hebrew | 2,379 | ↓ -13% |
| Nicolai | form of Nicholas: victory of the people | Russian | 2,590 | → +2% |
| Naeem | comfort, bliss, blessing | Arabic | 2,325 | → 0% |
| Nery | uncertain; Spanish name | Spanish | 4,215 | ↑ +56% |
| Natan | he gave; Hebrew form of Nathan | Hebrew | 2,298 | → +2% |
| Nakoa | the warriors | Hawaiian | 1,606 | ↑ +51% |
| Nyle | variant of Niall or Nile; uncertain | Irish | 3,026 | ↓ -42% |
| Niles | English surname, "son of Neil" | Irish | 2,506 | ↓ -23% |
| Neftali | Spanish form of Naphtali, "my struggle" | Spanish | 2,785 | ↑ +100% |
| Nikolaos | victory of the people | Greek | 2,591 | ↑ +6% |
| Nabil | noble | Arabic | 2,589 | ↑ +70% |
| Nakai | Navajo name, often said to mean Mexican | Native American | 2,275 | ↑ +82% |
| Nino | little boy; also short for Giannino | Spanish | 3,728 | ↓ -33% |
| Nevan | little saint; variant of Naomhan | Irish | 6,340 | ↓ -26% |
| Nicco | short form of Niccolò, victory of the people | Italian | 4,817 | ↓ -36% |
| Nicolo | variant of Niccolò, victory of the people | Italian | 2,745 | → +4% |
| Niccolo | form of Nicholas; victory of the people | Italian | 3,070 | ↑ +38% |
| Najee | variant of Naji, safe, saved | Arabic | 5,535 | ↓ -26% |
| Naseem | breeze | Arabic | 3,727 | ↓ -9% |
| Nicholai | variant of Nikolai; victory of the people | Russian | 7,075 | ↓ -52% |
| Nicklaus | variant of Nicholas, victory of the people | Greek | 7,535 | ↓ -56% |
| Nicodemus | victory of the people | Greek | 2,826 | ↑ +15% |
| Norberto | form of Norbert; bright north | Spanish | 5,540 | ↑ +13% |
| Nasser | helper, supporter | Arabic | 3,113 | ↑ +44% |
| Nikolaus | form of Nicholas; victory of the people | German | 4,346 | ↑ +14% |
| Niklas | form of Nicholas; victory of the people | German | 8,060 | ↓ -17% |
| Nadir | rare, precious | Arabic | 4,490 | ↓ -40% |
| Nicklas | variant of Nicholas, "victory of the people" | Scandinavian | 10,376 | ↓ -46% |
| Nabeel | noble | Arabic | 4,108 | ↑ +44% |
| Newton | new town | Old English | 6,059 | ↓ -44% |
| Norris | northerner; or 'nurse' | English | 6,063 | ↓ -21% |
| Nils | Scandinavian form of Nicholas, 'victory of the people' | Swedish | 4,993 | → 0% |
| Noland | variant of Nolan or English surname | English | 4,493 | ↑ +15% |
| Napoleon | uncertain; often linked to Naples | Italian | 4,651 | ↑ +83% |
| Nam | south | Vietnamese | 9,446 | ↓ -43% |
| Nicholaus | variant of Nicholas, victory of the people | Greek | 13,332 | ↓ -44% |
| Nels | victory of the people | Swedish | 4,656 | ↑ +38% |
| Nader | rare, precious | Arabic | 7,526 | ↑ +38% |
| Naquan | modern coinage with Na- and -quan | American (modern coinage) | — | ↓ -100% |
| Niels | victory of the people | Danish | 6,060 | ↑ +25% |
| Neville | new town | French | 6,704 | ↓ -35% |
| Ned | pet form of Edward or Edmund | English | 9,452 | ↓ -53% |
| Nathon | variant of Nathan | Hebrew | — | new |
| Nickolaus | variant of Nicholas | Greek | — | new |
| Nicolaus | Latin form of Nicholas, victory of the people | Latin | — | ↓ -100% |
| Norbert | northern bright | Germanic | — | ↓ -100% |
| Narciso | form of Narcissus | Spanish | 13,311 | ↓ -17% |
| Nunzio | messenger | Italian | 11,624 | ↓ -25% |
| Niel | variant of Neil, or form of Cornelius | Irish | 13,333 | new |
| Neill | variant of Neil, from Irish Niall | Irish | — | ↓ -100% |
| Newman | surname, new man or newcomer | Old English | — | new |
| Newell | surname, new hall or Noel | English | — | new |
| Namon | uncertain, perhaps from Naaman | Hebrew | — | new |
| Norvell | from a surname, probably Norman French | English | — | new |
| Nickey | pet form of Nicholas | English | — | new |
| Norton | north town | Old English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Nat | short form of Nathaniel or Nathan | Hebrew | — | new |
| Normand | French form of Norman, northman | French | — | new |
| Norwood | from an English place, north wood | Old English | — | new |
| Norval | literary coinage, meaning uncertain | Scottish | — | new |